The Connection
1961 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,089 VOTES · DIR. Shirley Clarke
Overview
A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jim Dunn, who has disappeared. Leach, a heroin addict, introduces the audience to his apartment where other heroin addicts, a mix of current and former jazz musicians, are waiting for Cowboy, their drug connection, to appear. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,523 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:12 This is J.J. Burden, New York City.
00:07:40 Man is transparent.
00:11:29 They are.
00:14:01 What are you doing, man?
00:16:49 Well, all right.
00:25:06 Hey, baby, you want to see the big connection
00:27:52 Just mind your own business, Sam.
00:31:43 You know, sometime I wish he would stop fighting it
00:35:02 So, how about it, huh, Mr. Dunn?
00:39:51 Leach can't be with a girl for more than one night.
00:42:54 Sally's going to be so proud of himself
00:47:13 You squeeze it, Fred.
00:49:20 You're never going to use it no more, you can'! play anymore.
00:51:31 And did Brother Cowboy join you
00:58:47 Orange Pekoe.
01:02:06 Oh, yeah, baby, sure, I'm all right.
01:06:53 Sam, why you playing around?
01:10:59 Who hath invented that uniform?
01:17:40 Keep your shirt on.
01:21:44 Now, have you ever seen black snow?
01:25:13 Ha!
01:28:57 To go out and score every night.
01:36:15 It's like a bring-down, man, I don't dig this at all.
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Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,523
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:01:12
Final line186:00:00
Production Record
DirectorShirley Clarke
LanguageEnglish
Budget$167
IMDb votes1,089